ZOIL – A Cross-Platform User Interface Paradigm for Personal Information Management
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In this paper we introduce the novel user interface paradigm ZOIL (Zoomable Object-Oriented Information Landscape). ZOIL is aimed at unifying all types of local and remote information items with their connected functionality and with their mutual relations in a single visual workspace as a replacement of today’s desktop metaphor. This workspace can serve as an integrated work environment for traditional personal information management (PIM), but can also be used for PIM tasks in a wider sense. By formulating ZOIL’s fundamental design principles we describe the interaction style, visualization techniques and interface physics of a ZOIL user interface. Furthermore we discuss ZOIL’s ability to provide nomadic PIM environments for mobile and stationary use. Author
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